Walkabout: Murder in the Cathedral
Like the Hotel St. George itself, the story of that great institution is turning into a massiv...
Suzanne Spellen
Suzanne Spellen is a longtime Brownstoner contributor. She is an architectural historian, researcher, and writer with a special love for Bedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, and local African American history. She loves old houses, architectural detail, and enjoys exploring new places, camera in hand.
Building of the Day: 306 Sixth Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former St. Matthew Evangelical English Lutheran Chur...
Building of the Day: 600 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: former Brooklyn College of Pharmacy, now Brooklyn ...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Hotel St. George, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6, and Part 7 of this story. In the 1980’s, a tel...
Building of the Day: 405 Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Charles A. Schieren Mansion Address: 405 Clinton...
Building of the Day: 500 25th Street
(Photograph: sbslaweb.org) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Green-Wood Cemetery A...
Past and Present: Cadman Plaza
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. In 1953, the prominent Brooklyn based critic, Louis Mumford, wr...
Building of the Day: 9 DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally Dime Savings Bank Address: 9 DeKalb Av...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Hotel St. George, Part 3
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part 7 of this story. In the early 1890’s, the...
Building of the Day: 345-373 Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Clinton Hill Houses, now Clinton Hill Co-ops Addr...
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